Mordasky Carries All 4 Towns In Victory

STAFFORD — Democrat John D. Mordasky won his 10th term in the state House Tuesday, taking about 56 percent of the votes against Republican challenger Allen Bacchiochi.

Those numbers are based on unofficial returns from the 52nd House District.

``There's no feeling like winning. This was a tough campaign,'' said Mordasky, 73, a Stafford dairy farmer for 50 years.

Bacchiochi, 57, a Stafford real estate developer, said his campaign ``gave it a nice try.''

``I knew from the start it would be hard, given a 4-1 voter registration against us,'' Bacchiochi said.

Mordasky won a majority of votes in all of the district's four towns: Somers, Stafford, Union and Woodstock.

Mordasky campaigned on his record of 18 years representing more than 21,000 people in the 52nd District. During that time, Mordasky rose to become assistant majority leader and served on the finance, revenue and bonding, regulation review and environmental committees.

Bacchiochi, who has served on various local boards and commissions, was running his first race for a state office. In recent years, he failed in two municipal elections to oust Stafford First Selectman John Julian, a Democrat.

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